Iepe Rubingh

Iepe B. T. Rubingh (17 August 1974 – 8 May 2020) was a Dutch performance artist, athlete and the founder of chess boxing and World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO, with central Berlin, Germany in 2003).

Works as an artist
As a performance artist, Rubingh blocked off intersections in Berlin and Tokyo (Shibuya Crossing) to create major traffic congestion. He was jailed for 10 days for the Tokyo action.

In 2010 (Sunday April), 500 litres of waterbased environmentally-friendly paint on asphalt spread by 2000 cars on Rosenthaler Platz Berlin. By IEPE & the anonymous crew. Directed by AKIZ.

Chess boxing
Rubingh founded chess boxing in 2003,    drawing inspiration from Enki Bilal's comic book Froid Équateur. He was the President of the World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO ) for many years   and CEO of Chess Boxing Global, the marketing company for professional chessboxing.

Rubingh is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the First Chess Boxing World Champion.

The Queen's Gambit
The popular Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" is dedicated to Rubingh. He is credited as an "On-Set Chess Consultant" for the series.

Death
Rubingh died in his sleep on 8 May 2020. The cause of death is not known, except it was not COVID-19.

Record
! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins vacant 1st title of International German middleweight championship. ! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins vacant 1st title of WCBO world middleweight championship.
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 * 2010-11-06 || Win ||align=left|🇩🇪 Tim "Bavarian Beast" Yilmaz || Festsaal Kreuzberg || Berlin, Germany || Check Mate || 7 ||
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 * 2004-04-17 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Soichiro "The Cho-Yabai" Yanase || The Tokyo Fight || Meguro, Tokyo, Japan || Check Mate || 9 ||
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 * 2003-11-14 || Win ||align=left|🇳🇱 Luis "The Lawyer" Veenstra || 1st Chess Boxing World Championship || Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands || Time Out || 11 ||
 * 2003-11-14 || Win ||align=left|🇳🇱 Luis "The Lawyer" Veenstra || 1st Chess Boxing World Championship || Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands || Time Out || 11 ||
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Titles

 * 1st World Chess Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion (2003 – Current)
 * 1st Chess Boxing Club Berlins International German middleweight champion